Another day, another 23,000 steps

We slept fitfully. Could have been on nails. 12 solid hours.

We woke refreshed, and had a glorious day of nothing much planned. We took a different route to Marleybone’s High Street and discovered a beautiful little park. We came across the Lobell’s of London, the Ginger Pig.

We decided we needed to breakfast at Ottolenghi, my North Star. Kirsten had the most gorgeous yogurt and fruit bowl, I had the leek and feta danish with zaatar, and we split Brad’s favorite cinnamon pretzel. Look at these gorgeous pastries.

We walked past one of Stanley Tucci’s favorite restaurants, which is in the neighborhood, St. John. Menu looks fab, but we’ll have to wait for all the buzz about it to dissipate to get a reservation.

We felt great so we decided to walk through Hyde Park and into Knightsbridge. On the way we saw a gorgeous little fox.

The walk was lovely. The park beautiful and flowers on every house. They must grow millions of cyclamen for their window boxes every year.

Harrrods was on our list, and it was delightfully quiet so we decided to do makeovers. Had a lovely soul from Cle de Peau give us a once over. Then a fancy cappuccino. Such fun.

We’ve never seen Little Venice, do we took a long walk over, passed the hospital where the Royals have their babies, saw the closest thing I’ve seen to a cat, and got to the canal.

What a great little area of houseboats and history. We took a boat cruise to Camden where we met Paul.

We got the best tour of Camden market, which is a total show! Vintage sellers by the hundreds, every kind of food purveyor you can think of, small shops of every persuasion. From Harrods to Camden are two separate worlds.

Then over to Covent Garden for a spot of tea and a look around. We went to my favorite tea purveyor, Mariage Freres. Such a lovely respite. Paul had a luscious iced green tea and Kirsten and I did the full Monty.

We wandered about and met Abi for dinner at The Ivy. Lovely end to a wonderful day.

On a lesser note, the Internet is spotty in the flat and the hot water is less than stellar. I am making inquiries…..